Some of the people with her were kind of blocking the entrance, but still. It's terrible optics to make an example of an elderly woman in poor health. To make matters worse the commie judge mocked her faith during the sentencing.
The thing that's interesting about all of these cold mins is usually the coldest ones in a series like this come just before a big ridge. When that transition finally happens we might see some really interesting low temps before it gets warm / hot.